US 10,768,203 B2 · End effector attachment for testing electronic touchscreen device

Abstract

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for testing a touchscreen electronic device. In some embodiments, an attachment for an end effector for use with testing a touchscreen electronic device comprises a body, wherein the body includes a connection portion configured to secure the attachment to the end effector, a first end, an opening, wherein the opening is located adjacent to the first end, and a conductive contact member, wherein the conductive contact member is wrapped about the first end, and wherein the conductive contact member is configured to contact the touchscreen during testing and simulate a touch of a human finger.

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Dependent claims

An attachment for an end effector for use with testing a touchscreen electronic device, the attachment comprising:

a body, wherein the body includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is opposite the second end, and wherein the body comprises:
a connection portion configured to secure the attachment to the end effector,
wherein the connection portion is located adjacent to the second end;
an opening, wherein the opening is located adjacent to the first end;
and
a conductive contact member, wherein the conductive contact member is wrapped about the first end and through the opening, and wherein the conductive contact member is configured to contact the touchscreen during testing and simulate a touch of a human finger.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/852,281Filed 22 Dec 2017 · us provisional application

Priority

22 Dec 2016

Published

US 2018/0180645 A128 Jun 2018

Granted

8 Sep 2020

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

G06F 11/2221
Using arrangements specific to the hardware being tested: to test input/output devices or peripheral units
G01R 1/0425
Test fixtures or contact fields; Connectors or connecting adaptors; Test clips; Test sockets: test clips, e.g. for IC's
G01R 1/06711
Measuring probes: probe needles; Cantilever beams; "Bump" contacts; Replaceable probe pins
G01R 31/2825
Testing of electronic circuits specially adapted for particular applications not provided for elsewhere: in household appliances or professional…

End effector attachment for testing electronic touchscreen device

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End effector attachment for testing electronic touchscreen device

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Abstract

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